Net needle



Sept. 22, 1925. r 1,554,729

A. A. HUNTUS NET 'NEEIDLE Filed April 21, 1925 V 11 AKA/721;?

l ,INVENTOR.

W TTORNEY' Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

UNITED STATES ANTTI ALFRED HUNTUS, OF ASTORIA, OREGON.

NET NEEDLE;

Application fiIed April 21, 1925. Serial No 24,817.

To all cuhom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, ANTTI ALFRED HUN'IUS, a citizen of the United States, re-

. siding at Astoria, in the county of Clat-sop and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Net Needles, of which the following is a speci fication. r i

This invention relates to the classyof knitting. and netting devices and pertains particularly to a needle or shuttle for use in the making of fishnets. 7

The primary objectofthis. inventionis the provision, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, of anet needle or. shuttlehaving means whereby a spool of cord may be placed therein and passed therefrom in a convenient and easy manner during the net making process.

. Another object of the invention is the provision, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, of :a net needle or shuttle having a I hollow body and further having spring controlled supporting means therein upon which a spool of cord may be easily and quickly placed to be fed from the shuttle as the net making process proceeds, the said spool of cord being housed within the shuttle and completelyprotected from frictional engagement with the net or with the users hand. It is well known that in the manufacture of fishing nets by hand, as at present practiced, there is used a long fiatneedle having longitudinally extending opening therein and further having a flexible tongue extending lengthwise of this opening over which tongue the cord to be woven into the net is wound. When these needles are filled with cord they are bulky and cumbersome, diflicult to manage in passing back and forth through the net meshes, and. the cord is subject to much wear through constant frictional contact with the net and the hands of theuser and thereby materially weakened before even being placed in use, for the purpose ofwhich intended.

v, In the device embodying this invention,

there is provided anfelongated bodytapering atone end to a point and this body is hollowed to provide a shell or case having an open side and further having a longitudinally extending slit through the opposite side thereof. Extending longitudinally through. this shell or casing is a tongue member one end of which is fitted into the body of the shuttle and is controlledby a spring in such a manner that when the other end is released it will rise from the shell and extend outwardly therefrom at an angle. Upon this tongue a spool wound withnetting cord is slipped and the tongue is pressed down and secured into position within the shelhand the cord from the spool is passed through the slot at the back ofthe shell through which it is fed process. 7 p p In' the use of netting needles of the type first described, it is necessary that the net maker have dozens of these needles on hand,

durmg the netting for the filling thereof with cord is a tedious process and therefore it is necessary that a greatnumber ,of these filled needles be athand while makinga net. Inapplicants dev ce the same needle may be used throughi out the making of ahnet and. it is only necessary to have a numbei'of filled spools at handland asfsoon' as one spool has been emptiedit can be removed and the filled one immediately inserted into position. The expense of having agreat numberof needles is thereby eliminated and besides the cord is fed outsteadily from a shuttle of. the character embodying this invention, and the amount as let out can be easily regulated and adjusted'as desiredfwhereas'in the use of the old type of netting needles the c'ord or twine is fedout in portions and workng wlth an old fashion needle is therefore a jerky and erraticprocess I i v p p A further and final object of this invention is the provision, in a manner as here-v inafterv set forth, of an improved type of netting needle or shuttle which will belight and easily handled, of a design which will make the use thereof simple, strong and durable, and inexpensiveto manufacture.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, with the understanding however, that thelinvention' is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings, but may be changed and modified so long as such changes and modifications mark no material departure from the sahent features of thelnventlon as expressed in the appended claims.

the spool here shown being emptied of cord.

Figure 3 is a transverse section. taken npon the line 8-3 of F1gure2, and

--F1 gnre A r s ;.a transverse sect on taken V.Referringlnowto lth s ldrawin'g in detail .n rherein l ke numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts thronghout the several 'vieavs the-.ninneral l indieate's generally the as .atIlOsto fitover thegcurved rear portion of a'spring member llwhieh spring is held "notch the springactstohold the tongue 9 in the oav'lty"8- so long asthe pin 1'2 is in 'legs thereof f the device en bodying this invention. It will ,be, seen. that'this needle comprises an elon- {gatedibodyf on material," of greatest width at as; central portion and tapering slightly toward thegrear thereof, and being .cut: square across at the rear as indicated" at 2. 'IThe forward end. tapers to .a-sharperpoint'to set up the nose '3; 'L

.The ,body .11,is'snbstantially cirenlar in cross sections ,andlhas one side slightly fiattened, and the b ody'is can in frointhis flattened side an dthollowed out to provide the ,shellorcasing 44.1 lThisikhollowed out por- 30 njon: .01-. Shell portion A has the end walls" 5 thereof,,snbstantially vertical or "in other words at rright' angles Q to the longitudinal centerof thefbodyiand the casing extends to La point adjacentk'the reargofthe' bod fand into the; rear of the nose. tl1ereof.. ass own. Dianrietrisally opposite itojthe open .sidelof the "she'll prxeasi g 4:,--'thef.boidy" is provided with the? loligitiidi allyg extending :Slot "'6, which. slot} is relatively narrow intermediate I its end. butTis, at,seaeh endfthereof, enlarged as at? Tto providefor theseasy passage of the thread through thelfslot.

.Cn't. i totheEI QS B of thebodyifrom the wall 5. is c'avityi8 the -'fioor of which is substantially parallel withlthe longitudinal cen ter of the body and the top of which extends, npwardly" f1o m theinner end towards I the outer portion thereof as shown.

. Into this cavity '8 there is adapted'to ex tend oneend; of an elongated tongue member 9, the end of which tongue member which extends into the cavity beingnotched in position by and'has passed between the I pin 12 "which extends through thenosef-ii of thebody' asshown.

As shown alsoone leg of the spring-1 1 rests upon the bottom ofthe cavity anfd the other leg is heldido'wn'by the tongue 9,intoftl ie notch 10 of which'thisleg fits. 'Into this position. 'Ihe other or free end of the claim is.

placementby a filled spool.

.171'0f whichwis embedded in the body as shown, and the upper end is extended through the passage 18 into the slot 14: and

is downturned to provide the spring finger "l9which engages'the notch 13 of the tongue 9 when the same is down, to hold the tongue nv pos tion longitudinally of" the casing i.

Alrecess'QO is-formed in theback wa1l'2 of thebody' to enablethe user to obtain a hold npon the spring 16 to retra'ct'the tongue "19 for the release of thetongue 9.

In the use of this device there are provided metallic spools 21 having theflanged ends .22, and these spools arefilled .with'the "netting cord Jnsed and when so filled are slipped over the tongue '9 and the tongue is "then pressed downwardly andcsecured into position longitudinally of the casing 4. "When in this position the .spoolof cord is entirely within the casing andprotected, and V the end ofthe cord ispassed through one of the openings (7,SOtl121t thezcord can pass back I and i forth through the slot' 6. as it is being unwound fromithe'spool. .In view of the foregoing description it will be readily seen that there'has been provided" a 7 new and novel nettinguieedle or shuttle of a design 'which will be much easier touse, and therefore enable the user *to produce a net of better constructionthan has heretofore 'been produced.

aving; thus described my invention what 1. an; a netting needle of the characterset forth, ataperingibody formed toprovide a casing, a shiftable tongue extendinglongitndinally 'ofan'd within said"casing,'-and means controlling said tongue whereby the same, when released, will have one end raised from'the casingto receive'thereon a spool of twine.

' 2. In a net-ting needle of the character set 'forth, a-tapering" body formed to provide an open casing, and: releasable means within said casing whereby an empty twine spool will be caused'to be'raised' therefromfor re- 3. In a netting'needle'of the character set forth, an elongated tapering open shellbddy having a nose atone end, atongue member extending longitudinallywithin said shell and having one end exitended into' said nose, shiftable means for .holdingrthe other end of said tongue, and means whereby said held end, when released, will be raisedifroinlsaid .shell' forthe removal or application of a t wine spool.

4. In gaflnetting needle or the character set forth, an. elongated tapering open shellrbo'dy tongue 9 is provided with a notch 13, and

having a nose at one end, a'tongue memb'er extending longitudinally within said shell and having one end extended lnto said nose, a spring member within said nose engag ng beneath said tongue, and means at the other end of said body for normally holding said end down, said spring, upon the release of said holding means, acting to cause said other end to swing upwardly from said shell for the application or removal of a twine spool to, or from, said tongue.

5. In a netting needle of the character set forth, an elongated tapering open shell body having a nose at one end, a tongue member extending longitudinally within said shell and having one end extended into said nose,

a spring member within said nose engaging beneath said tongue, and means at the other end of said body for normally holding said end down, said spring, upon the release of said holding means, acting to cause said other end to swing upwardly from said shell for the application or removal of a twine spool to, or from, said tongue, said body having a longitudinally extending slot therein opposite the open side thereof for the passage of a netting cord wound on said spool.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

ANTTI ALFRED HUNTUS, 

